102 CATALOGUE OF 



Male. Deep black, thick. Head with a dot on each side 

 behind. Palpi erect, not rising higher than the vertex, with a white 

 dot on each at the base; third joint very short. Antennae slightly 

 pectinated, white above towards the tips. Thorax with two white 

 dots on each side in front, with two white dots at the base of each 

 fore wing, and with a white dot on each side hindward. Abdomen 

 with a very broad gilded stripe on each side ; a cinereous penicillate 

 tuft on each side at the base ; ventral surface with a white basal 

 streak on each side, and with a few smaller white marks on each 

 side hindward. Legs stout ; a white dot on each of the coxae. Fore 

 wings long, irregularly bright green in front for half the length. 

 Hind wings with a broad vitreous colourless stripe extending along 

 three-fourths of the length and intersected by the black veins. 

 Length of the body 10 lines ; of the wings 28 lines. 



Most allied to A. quadrigutta, but much larger, and with no 

 crimson spots. 



a. Brazil. From Mr. Gardner's collection. 



ACLYTIA CONTRA CTA. 



Foem. Nigro-purpurea ; palpi porrecti, brevissimi, pallide testacei ; 

 pectoris margo anticus pallide testaceus ; abdomen nigro- 

 cyaneum, apice pallide luteum ; pedes breviusculi ; aim anticce 

 latce, non longce ; posticce nigro-cinerece, subhyalince. 



Female. Blackish purple. Palpi pale testaceous, porrect, very 

 short, not extending beyond the head. Antennae short, closely ser- 

 rated. Pectus pale testaceous along the fore border. Abdomen 

 blackish blue ; tip pale luteous. Legs smooth, rather short and 

 slender ; spurs moderately long. Wings short, broad. Hind wings 

 blackish cinereous, slightly hyaline. Length of the body 5J lines ; 

 of the wings 12 lines. 



a. Sierra Leone. From Mr. Foxcroft's collection. 

 Genus AUTOMOLIS. 



AUTOMOLIS LATERITIA. 



lateritia, Bd. H.-Sck. Lep. ExoL pi. 51, f. 274. 

 Cayenne. 



